Today, a lot of people are skipping parenthood. They would rather keep chasing their own pursuits. If they want to leave a legacy at all, they want to leave it through work.

I can understand that to some extent. Life is short, wild, and full of possibilities. We have only so much time to spend, and no one person can do or have it all. You have to choose whether you want kids, a career, adventures, riches, fame, lots of friends, a wife, a long line of sexual conquests, a portfolio of art, a handful of discoveries, inventions with your name on them… your values will tell you which are the best choices. Some are objectively better choices than others, but most are not more wise decisions than the alternatives.

Like all things, in the end, this is something you will have to decide for yourself – do you want children? Is parenting worth it? Would you rather make a mark on the world some other way? Or are you one of those rare and strange men who don’t care if they leave a mark at all?